Black of Night

With an LRV of about 4, Black of Night absorbs most of the light that reaches it. It makes a wall recede and a room feel smaller, and it needs good light to show its color. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.

Black of Night in other brands

• Midnight Benjamin Moore 2129-10 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Cobalt Night Dulux UK 1854794 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Tribeca Corner Plascon 48 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Maximus Dulux Australia SG5B9 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.2
• Nourish .06 Colorhouse Nourish-06 Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.4
• Hempel 17210 Hempel Dark Gray Very close ΔE 1.4

Lighter and darker in Sherwin-Williams

• Cyberspace Sherwin-Williams 7076 Dark Gray

How it looks with color blindness

• Deuteranopia Reads as dark gray
• Protanopia Reads as dark gray
• Tritanopia Reads as dark gray
• Achromatopsia Reads as dark gray

Under different light

• Warm bulb, 2700 K Close to listed
• Neutral, 4000 K Close to listed
• Daylight, 6500 K As listed

Questions

Is Black of Night warm or cool?

Cool. Its LAB b value of -2.5 and a value of -1.0 lean toward blue or green, so it reads cooler next to a pure gray.

What is the closest Benjamin Moore color to Black of Night?

Midnight (2129-10), at ΔE 1.2. Under ΔE 2 the two are hard to tell apart on a wall.

What is the LRV of Black of Night?

≈ 4. Sherwin-Williams does not publish an LRV for it, so this one is calculated from the color.